Cake pan



Dec. s, 1935.

O. G. BRAUCH AKE PAN Filed April 4, 1955 Patented Dec. 3, 1935 UITE STATES PATENT FIE CAKE PAN Otto G.Brauch, Milwaukee, Wis.

Application April 4, 1935, Seria-l N0. 14,656

3 Claims.

This invention appertains to cooking utensils, and more particularly to an improved pan, especially adapted for baking cakes of the torte type.

In torte cakes, the cake is formed with a centra1 top cavity, in whic'h the desired type of fi1ling is placed. Considerable difiiculty is encountered in forming the cake wit-h this cavity during the baking thereof. It is therefore a prime objeet of my invention 130 provide a cake pan in Which the central top cavity is formed While the cake 13 being baked, so as to simplify the baking process, and to eliminate the loss of dough, and whereby the cake can be immediately filled. after the baking thereof.

Another important object of my invention is the provision of a, ca.ke pan having a suspended core er form for fitting inside of I;he pan and the dough, so that a cake will be formed with a. central cavity with one baking.

Another salient object of my invention is the provision of nove1 means for supporting the core, whereby the same can be quickly and easily associated With er removed. from the cake pan, so that the dough can be easi1y placed in the pan and the baked cake quickly removed therefrom.

A further object of my invention is 130 provide a torte cake pan f the above character, which will be durable and efiicient in use, one that will be simple and easy to manufacture, and one which can be placed upon the market at a reasonable cost.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel construction, arrangement, and formation of parts, as will be hereinafter more specifically described, claimed, and. illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which drawing:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of my improved torte cake pan, With parts thereof b'roken a.way and in section.

Figure 2 is afragmentary sectional view through the improved cake pan, taken substantia1ly on the 1ine 22 of Figure 1, looking in the direction of the arrow.

Figure 3 is a detail sectional view taken substantially on the 1ine 93 of Figure 1, illustrating a. detail of the core-holding means.

Referring to the drawing in detail, wherein similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, the letzter P generally indicates my improved cake pan, which includes an outer pan structure 5, into which the dough is adapted I;o Ioe placed. This outer pan structure 5 may include a cylindrical side wa1l E, and a. bottom wa11 I. The upper edge of the side Wall I5 can be rolled to provide a bead 8, so as to sfirengthen the pan, and to eliminate the formation of raw edges.

Within I:he main or outer pan 5 I arrange the inner core pan 9. This core pan 9 is of a. comsiderably sma1ler s1'ze than the outer pan, and thus the same is of less diameter than I;he outer pan, and 0f less depth than ehe outer pan. As shown, the inner pan 9 includes the cylindrical 10 side Wall III which may be formed integrally with I;he bottom wall II. The upper edge of the side Wall I9 can also be rolled to provide ehe reinforcing rib I2.

One 0f the important featurrs of my invention I5 is the provision of novel means for supporting the inner or core pan 9 With the outer hake pan 5, whereby the inner pan will be centrally located relative I:o the outer pan, and With the bottom wall I I disposed in spacecl relation to the bottom 20 wa11 I of the unter pan. The means for suspending and locating Ishe core pan 9 relative to she outer or main pan 5 includes a plate I 3, Which extends substantially diametrically across the inner pan 9. This p1a.te I3 is soldered, or other- 25 wise secured, as at I4, the opposite top ecilges o-f the side Wall II). One end of I:he platze I3 is preferably bifurcated or nooched, as a1; I5, to provide legs I6, the edges 0f which are bent to provide arcuate hocke I7 for engaging over the bead 8 of the pan 5 a1: spaced points on one side thereof. The outer end of th e plate I3 terminates short 015 the side Wall 9 of the pan 5, and its end cf the platte has its side edges folded to provide guides I8 for slidably receiving the ad 35 justable slide plate I9. The outer end of the s1ide plate I9 is formed with a hook 20 for engaging over the bead 8 of I;he side Wall between ehe hooks I'I and on the opposite side of the main pan from the hooks I'I. 4

This s1ide plate I9 carries a, threaded holt 2I, which is adapted I;o extend through a longitudinal1y extending slot 22 formed in the supporoing plate I3. A thumb nut 23 is threaded on the holt 2I, and is adaptecl impinge against I;he upper 45 face of the mein plate I 9 for holding the slide plate I9 in a preferred adjused position.

In use of my improved cake pan, the inner pan or core 9 is removed. from the outer pan 5, anal the desired amount of dough is placed in the 50 outer pan. The inner er core pan 9 is now p1aced directly in the dough, and. withih the outer pan 5, with the hooks I'I over the rim 01' bead 8. The thumb nut 23 is loosened so that the slide platze can h0ok over the bead 8, after Which the s1ide plate 55 I9 is moved inwardly, and. the thumb nut is again tightened. By this.simple process the core pan is centrally located relative to the main pan, and is held in its desired suspended position.

After the cake is baked, it is merely necessary to loosen the thumb nut 25, and to s1ide the adjustable plate I9 outwardly, with the hook 20 out of engagement with the bead, after which the core pan can be lifted out. The cake can now be removed from the pan 5, and if preferred the pan 5 can be of the sectional type to facilitate such removal. However, this forms no part of my present invention, as there are sectional cake pans on the market at the present time.

If desired, material can be p1aced within the core pan 9 so that such material can be cooked during the baking of the cake.

While I have illustrated one approved means for holding the inner form pan 9 within the outer bake-pan 5, it is to be understood. that various other means can be employed for holding the inner form pan 9 in position without departing from the spirit or the scope of my invention.

Obviously, the form pan 9 can be made in various sizes or of an approved size for making the desired type of torte. Thus, the inner form pan 9 can be made much deeper and of a greater diameter than shown in the drawing, so as t0 bring about the baking 0f a cake having a relatively thin bottom Wall and side wa11.

While I have referred to the baking of a torte throughout this specification, it is to be understood that my improved device can be used for baking other kinds of cakes or eatables.

After a cake has been baked in my pan the same can be filled with any preferred type of fi1ling, and the baked cake forms an ideal means for receiving a frozen eatab1e, such as ice cream, custard, ices, etc.

Changes in details may be made without departing from the spirit o1 the scope of my invention, but what I claim as new is:

1. A torte cake pan comprising an outer main pan, an inner core pan, a suspension plate rigidly secured to the core pan, means on one end cf the suspension plate for engaging one side cf the main pan, a.nd adjustable means carried. by the other end. of the plate for engaging the other side of. the main pan.

2. A torte cake pan comprising a main outer pan including a cylindrical side wall and a bottom Wall, a rolled bead on the upper edge of the side Wall, an inner core pan of lese diameter and depth than the outer pan including a eylindrical side Wall and. a bottom Wall, and means for sus pending the inner core pan centrally within the outer pan including a platze rigidly connected to the core pan, hooks on the corners of the platze at one end for engaging over the bead of the main pan, a slide p1ate carried by the other end of the plate, a hook formed. on the outer end of the slide plate for engaging over the bead cf the outer pan, and means for holding the s1ide p1ate in an adjusted position 011 the first p1ate.

3. A torte cake-pan comprising an outer main pan, an inner core pan, means on one side of the core pan for detachably engaging one side of the main pan, and adjustable means carried by the other side of the core pan f.or detachably engaging the other side of the main pan.

OTTO G. BRAUCH. 

